La Sommette

La Sommette is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France.

La Sommette
Commune
A general view of La Sommette
Coat of arms
Location of La Sommette
La Sommette La Sommette
Coordinates: 47°11′35″N 6°30′41″E
Country	France
Region	Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department	Doubs
Arrondissement	Pontarlier
Canton	Valdahon
Intercommunality	Portes du Haut-Doubs
Government
• Mayor (2014-2020)	Christine Gaiffe
Area ^1	7.37 km^2 (2.85 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	236
• Density	32/km^2 (83/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	25550 /25510
Elevation	525–732 m (1,722–2,402 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

The commune lies 4 km (2.5 mi) southeast of Pierrefontaine above the gorges of Réverotte.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
2005	157	—
2006	167	+6.4%
2007	179	+7.2%
2008	186	+3.9%
2009	192	+3.2%
2010	199	+3.6%
2011	210	+5.5%
2012	216	+2.9%
2013	221	+2.3%
2014	226	+2.3%
2015	231	+2.2%
2016	235	+1.7%

Politics

Presidential Elections Second Round:[2]

Election		Winning Candidate	Party	%
	2017	Emmanuel Macron	EM	59.02
	2012	Nicolas Sarkozy	UMP	59.02
	2007	Nicolas Sarkozy	UMP	61.79
	2002	Jacques Chirac	RPR	73.96

See also

• Communes of the Doubs department

References

1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
2. http://www.lemonde.fr/data/france/presidentielle-2017/

External links

• La Sommette on the regional Web site (in French)